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Family of man who inspired Ice Bucket Challenge far from finished

2014 was the year that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral. Former Boston College baseball captain and ALS patient Pete Frates inspired millons to donate money, but the Frates family says they're far from finished.

2014 was the year that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral. Former Boston College baseball captain and ALS patient Pete Frates inspired millons to donate money, but the Frates family says they're far from finished.

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Updated: 6:44 PM EST Dec 26, 2014

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WEBVTT ACTUALLY GET MORE RAIN AS OPPOSED TO SNOW. WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE LATER ON TONIGHT. I'M METEOROLOGIST HARVEY LEONARD. THREE, TWO, ONE. THAT WAS A NIGHT. 2014 WAS THE YEAR OF THE A.L.S. ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE WENT VIRAL. FORMER B.C. BASEBALL CAPTAIN AND A.L.S. PATIENT PETE FRETES CAUSING MILLIONS TO DONATE. EVERYTHING IS UP. WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR THE FRETES WHO HELPED PROPEL THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE IN AUGUST. THE EDEFROM THEIR SON PETE OF BEVERLY, A FORMER BOSTON COLLEGE BASEBALL CAPTAIN WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A.L.S. OVER TWO YEARS AGO. WE ARE SO PROUD OF PETE. WE ARE SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF HIM. WE KNOW WHAT HIS LEGACY IS. THOUSANDS LIFTED A BUCKET OF OF ICE WATER AND RAISED OVER $220 MILLION FOR A.L.S. RESEARCH. THESE A.L.S. PATIENTS NOW AFTER AUGUST 2014 HAVE A RENEWED HOPE AND A RENEWED JOY. BUT THE FRETES ARE FAR FROM FINISHED. THEY ARE GETTING READY TO THE THIRD ANNUAL PLUNGE FOR PETE TOMORROW. SUPPORTERS DIVE INTO THE FRIGID WATERS OFF GLOUCESTER TO RAISE MONEY FOR PETE'S CARE. 500 SWIMMERS EXPECTED. MORE THAN DOUBLE THAN PAST YEAR. AN AMAZING DAY OF JOY AND LOB AND CAM CAMARADERIE. IT REFLECTS THE IMPACT THAT PETE HAS MADE. THIS WEEKEND MARKS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY. IT IS A MILESTONE THAT HE REACHED HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY. UNFORTUNATELYION PETE'S CONDITION HAS DETERIORATED. HE IS IN ADVANCED STAGES OF OF A.L.S. BUT HIS PARENTS SAY PETE IS STILL MOVING FORWARD. SINCE THAT TIME HAS GOTTEN MARRIED AND HAS A DAUGHTER AND IS LIVING LIFE. AND INSPIRED BY THEIR SON AND THE THOUSANDS WHO RAISED THE BUCKET, THE FRETES PLAN TO CONTINUE THE FOYT AS WELL. MEDICAL RESEARCH, ANALYSTS,

Family of man who inspired Ice Bucket Challenge far from finished

2014 was the year that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral. Former Boston College baseball captain and ALS patient Pete Frates inspired millons to donate money, but the Frates family says they're far from finished.